My husband works for the government and is always moving (always in the US). Can my daughter request a wavier to avoid paying OOS (out of state) fees since our moving is not her fault? She is looking at FIT in NYC right now but we are no longer living on the east coast. I’d appreciate any insight. Thanks.
Some states have exceptions for military, and I know Florida does for certain government jobs (state and federal) but they are very limited. Many states will allow her to remain a resident even if you move if she graduates from high school in that state.
There is an exemption for members of the military. However civilian employees of the military are not included in these exceptions to the domicile requirements. Is this your situation?
Civilian government workers also don’t receive waivers of OOS costs.
How long have you NOT lived in NY?
It’s not military but it is government.
Never live there, lived 5 minutes from the boarder of NY 9months ago.
Then you will not be eligible for NYS fees. You will have to pay the OOS cost for your daughter to attend FIT
You as parents must have a physical presence (reside) in NYS in order for your child to get instate tuition.
What is your current state of residence and when will your D graduate?
If you never lived in NY…your daughter would not be an instate resident at FIT.
Living near the border sometimes gets you instate status at SOME public schools…but not NY state ones.
Where will you be living when your kiddo graduates from HS, answer for how long?
Also…FYI…families moving…seldom the fault of the student…but this does not mean states will grant you instate tuition.
My husband’s family works for the government. They wer relocated every two years or so…sometimes in and sometimes out of the country…not military. Their kids had no instate residency status for college tuition purposes. They were never in a state for 12 months prior to any of their kids enrolling in college.
Look at private schools with merit.
Or look at public colleges with large merit…University of Alabama, for example. University of New Mexico.
Also look for:
Publics that don’t charge more for OOS, such as Bemidji State U in MN
Publics that let the student qualify on their own after a year of OOS tuition and fees (some in MO, some in TX)
Community colleges that have shorter timelines for qualifying as in-state residents (so kid can get that break pretty much as soon as you arrive)
Hasn’t graduated, still waiting to hear back. She’s a senior in HS.
Not sure we move often. Since it was government I thought they may be more lenient.
To expensive…
Thanks for some help. I’ll still contact the financial aid office if she gets in. I’ll let you guys know incase someone has a similar question.
She’s most likely going to qualify as instate where you live right now, where she’ll graduate from high school. It depends on the state whether she can keep that if you move again.
If you are asking if Texas or NY or Washington will give you instate rates just because you work for the government but you’ve never lived in those states, the answer is no.
No reason for government employees to get anything the rest of the people can’t get. The pay and working conditions must trump those in the private sector for your family to choose to keep the job. Likewise for anyone in the private sector- choosing to stay with a company and get transferred versus staying put. Living close to a border never counts- states sometimes have reciprocal agreements but there is a reason there is a border- state or country.
@wis75. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lots of factors obligate someone to keep their job. Getting moved around is no picnic. And age discrimination and transitioning from public to private sector as an older employee is challenging in many fields. The reverse is not true. But I don’t disagree that the rules are the rules, and there are no exceptions except for military.